Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-13
BKLLA1RE.
The Street Fair in Que Sister City To-
Day.

The Street Fair in Que Sister City To-
Day.
Bellaire was all hustle and confusion
last night. Everybody was cleaning up
and fixing for the street lair, which begins
to-day. Never in the history of the little
city has anything created such widespread
attention, and as the signs are favorable
for good weather it is expected that the
Glass City will be visited by thousands OF
visitors to-day. The regatta will be more
ola success than was anticipated, owing to
the arrival of one or two oarsmen at the
eleventh hour who had not been expected,
and as there is over a foot more
water in the river thar on
Tuesday the spruce-users will find
the course at Bellaire much better than a
week ago. The following oarsmen are al
ready in the city: VIM. O'Connor, OF To-
ronto, Canada; Ed. Monigar, of Pittsburg;
Pete Conoly, OF Pittsburg; J. W. Kennedy,
of Quincy, Ill; Harry Coulter, ex-cham-
pion of America; John Ritz, of Wheeling;
VIM. Habberfeld, Of Wheeling, and John
Muth, of Bellaire. The first contest will
take place between 3 and 4 o'clock this
afternoon. Immediately after the race OF
professionals the amateur race is booked,
in which there will be three e~ntriss, Thos.
Powers, Louis He'll and Pearl Picket.
The display OF fancy work in City Hall
and in several stores is very large. In
fact the ladies' committee inform us that
they do not know where to display all the
articles entered. The ladies Of the various
churches have rented all the various rooms
on Belmont and Union streets and Will
cater TO those who hunger and thirst"
The fireworks tonight will be the finest
ever given there, and arrangements have
been made by the various railroads to car
nv all visitors to their homes about 1000.
The B. & o. fast line, which goes west
about 1000, will stop at all stations be-
tween there and Quaker City, and will run
a special train to Wheeling after the fire
works. Thee & p. train, which leaves
there at ii 90 p. M, will carry home
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry people. 1t
is expected that both Of the Wheeling
and Bellaire" packets will get out to-day,
and the Benwood ferry has agreed to make
late trips for the folks across the river who
desire to see Bellalre painted red. TIL
natural gas company has erected several
stands OF gas pipe on the principal streets,
and these with the gas arches, b~ontires,
and the like, will help our merchants to be
happy. One beauty Of the whole affair Is,
1t costs nothing to see it all.
The public wedding will be one of the
chief attractions of to-day's programme,
and will he contaminated by Rev. r. F.
Keller of the First NJ. f. Church OH Union
street. Below is the official programme
for to-day:
THURsDAY-Parade will form at 10a. m.
as follows:
Procession will form on Guernsey street,
right on Thirty-second, opposite City Hall;
moving from City Hall east to Union
south to Twenty-ffth, west to Belmont,
south to Twenty-second, east to Union,
north 10 Central avenue, west to Guernsey,
north to Thirty-seventb, west to Noble,
north 10 ~FOrty-third, east to Jefferson,
north to Forty-fourth, east to Guernsey,
north to Forty-sixth, west to Noble, south
to Central avenue, east to Belmont, south
to City Hall.
Goat Race at 1 p. m. on Belmont street.
Ladies' Riding Contest at 2 p. m. on Bel
mont street.
Regatta at 3 and 4 p m.
Public Wedding at 4:3O p. m. in front OF
M. Sonneborn's.
Band Contest at $50 p. IN. in the stand
on Public Square.
Fireworks at 8 p. m. on Public Square.